Stories from Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Taking landowner and other stakeholder input to amend the O'Brien County Wind Ordinance # 22 was the focus at a recent O'Brien County supervisors meeting. Amending the ordinance stems from often heated discussions earlier this spring surrounding two new substations involved in the Highland Wind Farm project....

DES MOINES - The pairings for this year's post-season high school volleyball tournament have been released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Here are the pairings for the teams in the Chronicle Times coverage area: In Class 1A, River Valley will be playing Remsen St. ...

1.Clear Lake; 2.Spirit Lake; 3.Williamsburg; 4.Hampton-Dumont; 5.Sioux Center; 6.West Union North Fayette;7.New Hampton; 8.Baxter CMB;9.Cascade;10. Albia 1. Iowa City Regina;2. Calmar South Winneshiek; 3. Fort Dodge St. Edmond;4.West Branch;5.St. Ansgar; 6.IKM/Manning; 7. West Lyon;8.North Cedar;9.Ogden;10.Hinton...

STORM LAKE - Due to construction and renovation at Storm Lake High School, visiting teams and fans are asked to park in one of two areas for sporting events, such as Saturday's Volleyball Tournament here. 1.Use the normal West Parking lot. Drop off near the Northwest corner of the lot and have students follow the sign along the North edge of the construction fence to enter the North side of the gym. Bus may park along the North side of the lot near the tennis courts...

PAULLINA - South O'Brien overcame some very poor field position in the first half to defeat Lawton-Bronson here on Friday night in the Wolverines' Parent's Night game. The game was tied, 14-14, in the 3rd quarter, but South O'Brien wound up on top by a 35-14 score...

The Ridge View girls rolled to a pair of three-game sweeps in volleyball action last week, winning at Storm Lake 25-3, 25-14, 25-19; and defeating neighborhood rival River Valley in Correctionville 25-18, 25-11, 25-8. Against Storm Lake, Emily Brosamle led the Raptor hitters with 12-14 and seven kills, followed by Kyra Hoffman 11-13 and six kills, Karlen Lamp 8-9 and five kills, and Harlee Wagoner 5-6 and two kills...

A talented Central Lyon/George-Little Rock team easily sidestepped winless Cherokee 46-7 in Class 2A District football action in Cherokee Friday night to run their season record to 5-2. Try as they may, the hard-luck Braves managed a negative six yards rushing and 153 total yards passing against the stiff Lion defense...

AKRON - The struggling Alta-Aurelia football team managed just 65 yards on the ground and 82 through the air in a loss to Akron-Westfield, 37-14, here on Friday. Bryce Radke led the Warriors' rushing with 42 yards on 12 carries, but speedsters Mitchell Fritz and Jeremiah Ruby had their problems with the A-W defense. Though Fritz scored on an 10-yard run, his other five carries resulted in a minus 13 yards, and Ruby ran the ball 13 times and netted just 18 yards...

Many hallmarks of Hallowe'en -- lit jack-o-lanterns, candle decorations and billowing costumes -- all pose fire safety hazards. As kids and families select costumes and decorate their homes for the season, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) encourages everyone to implement simple safety precautions to ensure that this year's Halloween remains fun and fire-free...

As a lifelong fan of the New York Yankees, I have naturally been a lifelong fan of the American League as well, generally paying no attention to "The Other League" until World Series time. In the "old days," the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers were often the NL's representative in the World Series, and in the 1970s, Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" dominated NL play. ...

I have been passed the baton! Miss Peg Wurth, our previous Youth Services Librarian will be a tough act to follow, but I will do my very best to follow in her footsteps. With all the coaching from Mary Jo Ruppert and Judy Grienke-Miller, I hope I will have earned my place at the Cherokee Public Library!...

Republican United States Senate candidate Joni Ernst of Red Oak will be in Cherokee at 8 a.m. Friday at the Cherokee County Republican headquarters in the historic Cherokee RR Depot. Event organizers want the public to know that information provided in a recent political ad that ran in the Area Advertiser, by the Cherokee County Republicans, had the incorrect time and day of the week for Ernst's appearance in Cherokee...

Voters in the 2014 General Election on Nov. 4 are encouraged to register early if they are not already registered. Voters may register on Election Day; however, Glienke encourages voters to get registered before Saturday, Oct. 25, at 5 p.m. to avoid extra paperwork at the polling site on Election Day...

Following the announcement of the closing of the Cherokee Tyson Plant in July, several regional leaders of the Prospect Hill Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (USA) contacted Pastor Ethan Sayler of Cherokee Memorial Presbyterian Church to offer their prayers and support for the community...

This Friday's Cherokee Chamber Coffee, at 9:30 a.m., will be hosted by North Star Community Credit Union, 1030 S. 2nd St.

There will be a 90th Birthday Open House in honor of Alice Volkert on Sunday, Oct. 26 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. John Lutheran Church's Fellowship Hall, 204 School Street in Cushing. No gifts please.

Donald G. Norris, of Holstein, 39, formerly of Arthur, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. A Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at the Christensen -- Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove, with The Reverend Mike Stover officiating,and burial will follow at the Mount Calvary Cemetery in rural Cherokee,...

Neal Pearson of Aurelia, 46, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m.on Monday, October 13, 2014, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Dan Guenther officiating, and burial was at Mt. ...

Richard W. Lochner of rural Cherokee, 76, passed away Friday morning, October 10, 2014 following a lengthy illness. Visitation is being held today, October 15th, from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee,with the family present from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...